Demonic, Divine, Human: Japan’s Noh Theater is organized by Phoenix Art Museum. It is made possible through the generosity of the Papp Family Foundation.
ABOUT THE INSTALLATION
Incorporating music, dance, and drama, Noh is a form of classical Japanese theater that portrays stories, myths, and historical episodes. Noh’s all-male troupes of actors traditionally wore masks to express emotion and symbolism. This installation showcases the work of print artists who conveyed scenes of divine, demonic, and animal characters drawn from Noh plays.
Image credit: (Above) Installation view of Demonic, Divine, Human: Japan’s Noh Theater, 2022, Phoenix Art Museum. Photo: Airi Katsuta; (Header) Unknown, Noh mask, Kasshiki (Máscara Noh, Kasshiki), mid-late Edo period, 1704-1868; Noh mask, Ebisu (Máscara Noh, Ebisu), Taisho period, 1912-1926; Kyōgen mask, Kitsune (Máscara Kyōgen, Kitsune), Taisho period, 1912-1926. Painted wood. Gifts of Roger Dunn.
Image credit: Kogyo Tsukioka, Scene from Ama (The Pearl Diver), from the series One Hundred Noh Plays, 1922-1925. Woodblock print on paper. Gift of Sherri Beadles and Gene Koeneman in honor of the Museum’s 50th Anniversary. Installation view of Demonic, Divine, Human: Japan’s Noh Theater, 2022, Phoenix Art Museum. Photo: Airi Katsuta.
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